Mercosur president Eduardo Duhalde of Argentina (L) poses with Presidents (L to R) Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Ricardo Lagos of Chile, Nestor Kirchner of Argentina, Nicanor Duarte of Paraguay, host Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Jorge Batlle of Uruguay, Alejandro Toledo of Peru and Martin Torrijos of Panama and Minas Gerais governor Aecio Neves, for the official group photo at the Mercosur Summit in the historic city of Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais, December 17, 2004. Brazil hosted a two-day Mercosur Summit of South American presidents. The south american trade bloc is now in its tenth year. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar PW/GN